Rubber back pad for harness



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RUBBER BACK PAD FOR HARNESS.

No. 372,882. Patented Nov. 8, 1887.

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ELLIS W. WALL, OF PISHELVILLE, NEBRASKA.

RUBBER BACK- PAD FOR HARNESS SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 372,882, dated November 8, 1887.

Application filed April 30, 1881. Serial Nb. 236,652. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELLIs W. WALL, of

Pishelville, in the county of Knox and State of Nebraska, have invented a new and 1111- proved Rubber Back Pad for Harness, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to a back-pad for harness made of india-rubber to take the place of the ordinary leather-stuffed pad ifi common use.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a front elevation ofa harness-saddle-tree having my new pad applied thereto. Fig. 2 is an elevation of ihe pad. Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation of the pad taken on the line a: x of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a detailed plan view of one end of the pad.

The pad A is made of soft india-rubber, and is made hollow to form the two side cushions, a a, which rest upon the horses back. The two cushions a a are joined by the central solid web, I), which forms the crest of the pad. The lower surfaces of the cushions a a are curved, as shown at a a, while the upper surface or wall, I), of the pad is substantially flat, to fit properly under the leather trimming B and the saddle-tree 0. Each cushion a is formed with side flange, d, through which the rivets 6 pass for securing the cushion to the leather trimming B, and in the upper walls, 12, of the pad are formed the depressions f, to form a clearance or space to receive the bolts or rivets by which the saddle-tree G and terrets E are secured to the leather trimming B, as will be understood from Fig. 3.

The pad being made of rubber requires no leather covering, and being hollow and airtight needs no stuffing, and with the pad there is no danger of galling, as the air-cushions are very flexible and the rubber will not adhere to the horses back nor retain heat.

Having thus described my invention, whatI claim as new, and desire Patent, is-

1. The rubber back'pad formed with the hollow cushions a, formed with the side flanges, d, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The rubber back-pad A, formed with the hollow air-cushions at, having side flanges, d, and formed with the depressions f, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

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